Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Rocky Mount, NC

Each occupation's median wage in Rocky Mount, NC compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Rocky Mount, NC pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Rocky Mount, NC run 12.0% below the national average (2024), so a Rocky Mount, NC salary is worth about 1.14× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Rocky Mount, NC · vs. national

1Physicians, All Other$332,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,610 – $461,970+25.2%
2Production Workers, All Other$46,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,020 – $54,650+15.6%
3Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$75,400
Associate's degree
$56,320 – $121,780+14.0%
4First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$54,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,980 – $71,720+11.5%
5School Bus Monitors$39,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,150 – $39,080+11.3%
6Crane and Tower Operators$73,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,590 – $94,120+7.8%
7Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$62,610
No formal educational credential
$48,160 – $75,280+7.1%
8Postal Service Clerks$66,460
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,360+7.0%
9Industrial Production Managers$130,720
Bachelor's degree
$75,090 – $211,690+3.7%
10Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,620 – $58,390+3.1%
11Food Service Managers$71,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,340 – $101,200+2.9%
12First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,740 – $101,110+2.7%
13Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,100 – $111,050+2.3%
14Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,630 – $76,550+2.2%
15Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,200 – $73,910+1.2%
16Dental Assistants$48,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,200 – $54,410+0.9%
17Occupational Therapists$100,780
Master's degree
$70,240 – $106,600+0.4%
18Physical Therapists$103,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,510 – $125,420+0.3%
19New Accounts Clerks$47,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,260 – $69,500+0.2%
20Tellers$43,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,020 – $51,290+0.2%
21Construction and Building Inspectors$74,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,270 – $98,290+0.1%
22Loan Interviewers and Clerks$49,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,450 – $61,590-0.1%
23Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,690 – $179,910-0.3%
24Maintenance Workers, Machinery$60,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,730 – $84,650-0.3%
25Logisticians$81,950
Bachelor's degree
$52,680 – $121,260-0.4%
26Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$59,780
Master's degree
$46,690 – $85,870-0.8%
27Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,230
Bachelor's degree
$38,800 – $79,340-1.1%
28Bartenders$33,800
No formal educational credential
$15,080 – $76,030-1.6%
29Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,760
Associate's degree
$39,990 – $60,060-1.7%
30Facilities Managers$104,700
Bachelor's degree
$59,150 – $171,620-1.8%
31Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,830 – $79,170-2.4%
32Printing Press Operators$44,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,730 – $52,760-2.5%
33Marketing Managers$162,220
Bachelor's degree
$96,900 – $255,890-2.7%
34Highway Maintenance Workers$48,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,680 – $57,170-2.8%
35Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,910 – $67,760-2.9%
36First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,490 – $86,210-3.0%
37Machinists$56,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,820 – $80,420-3.1%
38Security Guards$36,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,410 – $59,880-3.2%
39Healthcare Social Workers$65,550
Master's degree
$47,630 – $77,810-3.4%
40Construction Managers$111,060
Bachelor's degree
$77,000 – $169,240-3.4%
41Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,840 – $71,020-3.6%
42Software Developers$130,600
Bachelor's degree
$75,460 – $165,670-4.0%
43Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,750 – $77,240-4.0%
44Speech-Language Pathologists$93,850
Master's degree
$63,950 – $110,080-4.1%
45Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$40,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,820 – $48,250-4.2%
46Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$43,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,380 – $76,150-4.4%
47Physical Therapist Assistants$65,220
Associate's degree
$56,860 – $79,430-4.6%
48Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,150
No formal educational credential
$29,260 – $48,900-5.1%
49Social and Community Service Managers$76,190
Bachelor's degree
$49,030 – $108,190-5.2%
50Dentists, General$161,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$120,130 – $278,160-5.3%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianRocky Mount, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$332,950	$105,610 – $461,970	+25.2%
2	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,360	$29,020 – $54,650	+15.6%
3	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,400	$56,320 – $121,780	+14.0%
4	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,150	$37,980 – $71,720	+11.5%
5	School Bus MonitorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,080	$31,150 – $39,080	+11.3%
6	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,420	$58,590 – $94,120	+7.8%
7	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$48,160 – $75,280	+7.1%
8	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$66,460	$42,600 – $76,360	+7.0%
9	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,720	$75,090 – $211,690	+3.7%
10	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,550	$35,620 – $58,390	+3.1%
11	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,430	$49,340 – $101,200	+2.9%
12	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,430	$46,740 – $101,110	+2.7%
13	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,770	$50,100 – $111,050	+2.3%
14	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$33,630 – $76,550	+2.2%
15	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,380	$36,200 – $73,910	+1.2%
16	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,490	$34,200 – $54,410	+0.9%
17	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,780	$70,240 – $106,600	+0.4%
18	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,030	$78,510 – $125,420	+0.3%
19	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,770	$43,260 – $69,500	+0.2%
20	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,110	$31,020 – $51,290	+0.2%
21	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,790	$44,270 – $98,290	+0.1%
22	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,990	$36,450 – $61,590	-0.1%
23	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,950	$67,690 – $179,910	-0.3%
24	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,670	$39,730 – $84,650	-0.3%
25	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$81,950	$52,680 – $121,260	-0.4%
26	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$59,780	$46,690 – $85,870	-0.8%
27	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,230	$38,800 – $79,340	-1.1%
28	BartendersNo formal educational credential	$33,800	$15,080 – $76,030	-1.6%
29	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$49,760	$39,990 – $60,060	-1.7%
30	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,700	$59,150 – $171,620	-1.8%
31	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,120	$36,830 – $79,170	-2.4%
32	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,640	$24,730 – $52,760	-2.5%
33	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,220	$96,900 – $255,890	-2.7%
34	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,870	$33,680 – $57,170	-2.8%
35	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,270	$37,910 – $67,760	-2.9%
36	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,980	$38,490 – $86,210	-3.0%
37	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,920	$37,820 – $80,420	-3.1%
38	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,810	$28,410 – $59,880	-3.2%
39	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$65,550	$47,630 – $77,810	-3.4%
40	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,060	$77,000 – $169,240	-3.4%
41	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,080	$50,840 – $71,020	-3.6%
42	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$130,600	$75,460 – $165,670	-4.0%
43	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,910	$46,750 – $77,240	-4.0%
44	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$93,850	$63,950 – $110,080	-4.1%
45	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,570	$24,820 – $48,250	-4.2%
46	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,670	$34,380 – $76,150	-4.4%
47	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$65,220	$56,860 – $79,430	-4.6%
48	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$37,150	$29,260 – $48,900	-5.1%
49	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,190	$49,030 – $108,190	-5.2%
50	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$161,810	$120,130 – $278,160	-5.3%

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